New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-17

Gus knowisdae OF tie fact to see the Cardinal seat
ed in my chair and translatne tor ~ oeSsn! POI
ny rsp' sa1afI them and ADMIRE
elegant language aud with his fine taste. the hiduen
beauties Of the Roman orators composition anu
diction
"Coufused at Arst but taking courage presently;
sat down on the benches among the pupils ana y,
begged the Cardinal 10 condcscend to continue MS
lesson. But he left the chair, inviting me gra-
eiously to occupy it. and impresspg on his young
hearers the Importance Of gathering all the fruit
they could from their studies Perhaps IN tne
the professor oo "a silent but pleasant reproof.'
OF course such a man would insist upon testing
soidy the quality of the teaching IN coiese am, f
theological seminary, well as the Application ol
the Students. by severe quarterly examinations
He never failed TO be present at these ana 70 ne
himself one of the examiners AT the cnd Oh eac IN
scholar-year he made 1t rule to have academies 10
which the most cultivated citizens were Invited.
and In which the students had to read or declaim
compositions Of their oTn a. ,S Tner Oh Tue
lie frequently admitted the seminarlans 10 ais
presence, and always showed them great Affection
in order to win their confidence and give them
. On the other hand he knew how to temper
this kindness with a asst severity toward s sneh
as shqwod themsc YES ndOci re ana w arag
them anything like harsh words or bitter roproois,
which only irritate the i-disposed and drive them
TO extremites lie reserved to himself the treat
menl of the most stubborn cases.
1T was his habit twice or thrice week to go to
n room speclally reserved for him. during the
study hours and TO send for such of the young men
as the rector considered to be dsobedient or dIsed
living There all alone with each culprlt. the
Cardinal. with words which united real affection
with fatherly severity, told him that lie fclt him.
self Obliged TO tell him that he must correct him
self To render tins admonltion more effective he
usually gave to each of these thus sent tor sneet
written by himself and containing side by SIDE
the faults and defects which it indispensable
to get rid Of as we'll the most eiicacious means
Of overcoming them. lie insisted that this sheet
continually under his eyes rs n reminder.
"ThIs method produced the most excellent re-
suits; the most headlona. undiscipIined apd pas
slOnate were known 10 change totally for tine bet
ter. The Cardinal recommended above all things
the sp rIt Of obedience of locility aud the reso
will to subduc self-love and pride, the twln-s0urces
of moral disorder.
- hen. TO plant these PRACTICAL virtues still
deeper in the souls of his semna sians, he wrote
and published a little book on Humility which
he dedicated to them, aud IN which he sets torth
the means of acquiring TINS most necessary o all
virtues in the priest, the one which should be his
distinctive characteristic"
FOR PEACE AND CHARITY.
Even in the political aud in The material orders
Archbishop Pecci's enlightened and active charity
found means and opportunities or benehtlDg Pc
ruga and her citizens well us his entire diocese.
In the very beginning OF his episcopal adnniStra-
t;on-in the autumn OF lSi6-the same unquiet
spirit which was already PLAYING tho tyrant in
Rome stirred up riot IN Peruga. The excited
crowds were attempting 10 break open the Prisons
there for political Offences all the criminals OF he
country. Already they had taken up arms To resist
the Pontilcal troops, and the city was threatened
with bloOdshed and arson. when the AlChDls0p
appeared upon tho scene. interposed his pacific
authority between the cOmbatants AMI nut au end
to the conflict.
Worse caiamuies threatened Umbria and Its
capital in $40 when, after the taking OF Rome by
the French troops, the bands of Garibaldl, undcr
the command OF the notorious Arcioni and Forbes.
committed AL kinds Of outrHges around Perugla
aud IN the city itself. No prestly influence could
soften the fanatical ferocIty Of these brigalds,
whom English ana American anti-papal prejudice
has exalted INTO heroes whereas they were only
lawless frce-bootcIs delIghfing especially IN sacri-
lege and IN Insulting, persocutine, and massacring
whenever they could defcnccless and harmless
priests and monks.
When the Ausriaas uudcr Prince Won
Licl,eustcIn advanced to repel these bands
and to project tho POntihcal provinces
from their TaIds, Mon ignOr PeccI who knew the
temDer OF his people well and their rooted dislike
to these foreigners deemed It vital TO the peace OF
Pcrugla to prevent the city from beng occupied
by tncm. He therefore went TO meet the Austrian
2 neral and his wise Coun,cls once III ne prevailed
and ,aved his people from new calamItics.
In lS5l-mado remai kab!e IN Pcrugia by the cell
ebraiIOG in February OF MOnslgnOr Peccis cleya-
ton 10 the Cardinalate-thc whole OF Central Italy
suffered severely from death. amounting Almost
to "A famine. TO this were added earthquakes. hl-
ing the people with terror. ~ N the divine anger
were about to let loose all its plaques against an
ungratclul and guilty country.
Cardinal PeccPs fathcriy forcthough had already
suggested the establishment OF U0Ht Fraucnfari.
or Deposits OF Grai1," IN every country parish,
which would IN seas ms OF scarcity render the
poor country folk the Same services which the
NOah III Pic'G. OF Popular Loan Banks. 80 long
known and - heartily appreciated IN Italy, had
ever rendered TO the labprlhg classes
When, III the beginning Of 1851 the scarcity
began TO be most distressing. and ,he bread which
Is tie staple Of food Tor the masses ot the Italian
population. was either at famine prices or could
not be obtained at nil, the Cardinal showed both
his unbounded charity and his wonderful exccu-
tive skill.
He gave the example to the rich and TO Re-
lIpipu. Communities by opening IN the Episcopal
residence Itself "A free kitchen for the poor with
daily dOles of unprcparcd food. lhc son of Count
ties, Anna Pecci WAS mindful 81 the examples of
the mother on whose tombstone 10 II Inscribed that
she was the feeder OF the needy" Nourlshing.
substantial soups and brOths were every morning
dealt out to the needy az long the distress lasted
+ seemed TO cost the good Archbishop no effort To
himself and his household when Chrst's poor
suffering few were his own personal
wants. so frugal aud sclf-denymg the life which,
III truth, rcsembled that If an Eastern ascciic.
ELEVATED TO TIE CARDISALATE.
In describing the ndefatigable abors of the
Archbishop bishop of Pemgla, although we gave
him again and again he title OF Cardinal, we could
not pause to gave to the reader the details of his
elevation to the dignity OF the Roman purple.
In some published biographies OF Leo XIII u IL
positively affirmed that Gregory XVI before his
death had created Monslgnor Pecci Cardinal. and
that some sinister influence pre- vented Pms from
Z Wing effect to the act Of his predecessor We
think the authentic statement We here make will
sci all doubts on tins poInt al resi-.
he nOnor of the sacred purple had already
been decreed 10 him in the intention meila mentel of
Gregory XVI from he moment tina the latter fe-
called him from clEium and the proof is that the
Pope lore his dcntn SAID to n fcvcred member
of JIe Sacred College who enjoyed his confidence
ardinal Blanchl-tnat he was 80 much pleased by
MoLsIgnor Pcccrs prompt acquescence IN accepting
the blshopric of Perugia that he was thinking of
promoting him IN the next cOnsst0ry.
" lhIs cardinal, on seeing MonsIgnor PeccI after
ward III lS47, embraced him aiiectOnately, and,
making hun sIt down by hIs side, rbc Church has
experienced great loss nc SAID IN rho death Of
Gregory XVI am sorry for IL for your sake Also
MOnsIgnOr for can now assure you that were Il
not for that death you would be already cardl-
nall
THE long and difficult series of po-
litcal changes which unfoldsd itself
after the death of Pope Gregory was the
reason why his gracious purpose was not carried
into effect and had To be delayed for several years
Plus lN.. vino WAS aware Of the prom made on
hIa lie of big nrel nceasnr md lnlnl-